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Lithium in drinking water is associated with the incidence of dementia in a nonlinear pattern

Lithium in Drinking Water Linked to Dementia Incidence

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Significantly reduced incidence of dementia in those exposed to more than 15.0 µg/L
Only one in three heart attack survivors in the United States attends outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

Only One-Third of Heart Attack Patients Enter Cardiac Rehab

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Reasons why not include race, age, education level, and insurance
In healthy

Thoracic Kyphosis Not Tied to Physical Function

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Findings based on follow-up from the Framingham Heart Study
Seniors who spend less time each night in rapid eye movement sleep may be more likely to develop dementia as they age

Less REM May Indicate Higher Dementia Risk in Seniors

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For every 1 percent drop in sleep's REM phase, a 9 percent jump in odds for cognitive decline
For patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Intensive BP Treatment Appears Safe, Well Tolerated

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Second study finds intensive systolic blood pressure control is also cost-effective
Web search giant Google is partnering with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to make depression screening a part of a search for 'depression' on the site.

Google Search for ‘Depression’ Now to Provide Screening Test

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Goal is to make people more aware of depression and seek treatment to recover
For patients judged as symptomatic or questionably symptomatic for aortic stenosis

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Prognostic in Aortic Stenosis

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Conservative strategy results in good prognosis if CPET does not indicate hemodynamic compromise
An inexpensive over-the-counter antioxidant/zinc supplement -- dubbed the "Age-Related Eye Disease Study" supplement -- may help preserve vision in older people and is also cost-effective

Supplement Deemed Effective, Cost-Saving in Wet AMD

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Patients taking supplements would need fewer anti-VEGF therapies, researchers conclude
Many seniors may not hear everything their doctors tell them

Hearing Loss Contributing to Patient-Doctor Miscommunication

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And may be contributing to increased risk of medical error, researchers say
Patients with hip fracture have an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke

Increased Risk of MI, Stroke for Patients With Hip Fracture

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30-day cumulative incidence substantially higher than among general population